Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting python-pysaml2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PYTHONPYSAML2-343463
  • published17 Nov 2017
  • disclosed17 Nov 2017

Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000246  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-330  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 python-pysaml2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pysaml2 package and not the python-pysaml2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Python package pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and earlier reuses the initialization vector across encryptions in the IDP server, resulting in weak encryption of data.